Colours Flashcards
warm tone
yellow, orange, and red
cool tone
blue, green, and violet
analogous colours
colours that are directly next to each other on the colour wheel
complimentary
colours that that are directly opposite each other on the colour wheel
monochromatic
this scheme occurs in an art work where the artist has used one colour only mixed with whites and blacks
saturated
pure colours with no white or black added
desecrated
colours where the bright bold effect has bin toned down through the addition of black or white
tints
tints soccer where the artist has added white to a primary colour
shades
shades occur where the artist has added black to the primary colour
high key
high key works occur where the overall image is bright
low key
low key occur where the overall image is dark and has a lower contrast
high contrast
high contrast occurs the entire image is composed of blacks and whites or the artist has a complimentary colour scheme
low contrast
low contrast occurs where the entire image is muddied or the artist used an analogous colours scheme